Recent content by Johnrfla

Greetings, the occurance was at the very start of a shoe, with 2 other players, we all recieved 20s and the dealer had a 7 which we all won. I then dropped my bet down to the min when I recieved the 2 aces the other two guys recieved some very low cards, so I decided to split, I got a 9 on one...

Greetings, its common to simply ask how many decks are you using. I have learned many of the dealers are friendly

Greetings, I am no expert, but the best advice I recieved was to learn basic stradegy till you know it in your sleep, then began learning counting. I do have the same issue, I get distracted by all the things going on around the table/floor.

Greetings, I saw a BJ table where you could bet on trying to match either of your first 2 cards against the dealers up card, is this game any good? The odds I believed paid out 20- 1 and 40 to 1 if they were matching set. I am not sure if it paid double if both your cards matched the dealers...

Greetings, I made my 13th jump on a friday the 13th back in the early 80s, then to make matters worse, after counting the spot I was in, you guessed it I was the 13th person out and the 12th and 14th would not change with me. The jump could not have been more perfect. The next day however I...

Greetings all, I know your suppose to split aces but what if the count is at say -5 or -6? Do you just split and hope for a 10 or even a 8 or 9? Not splitting will draw attention from the pit boss? Would it also perhaps depend on what the dealer as showing? Thank you for your patience on...

Hi Paul, Welcome and all the people here treat ya great, they gave me a good welcome. John

on a 12 vs 2 I get sick of hearing you took the dealers bust card, however one day at a full table I did hit the 12vs 2 and heard that phrase, and indeed it was a 10 however the dealer flipped over the card and had a 9 drew a 4 followed by a 10 to bust. The one quiet person flipped me a green...

Greetings, I rarely say things or reply back to others at the table when they question my play, however Friday I could not resist. I had a soft 18 against the dealers 7 The guy to my right said you should double down. I said why would I wish to go from a winning hand to a push? he then...

Greetings, I once had a encounter simular. I was at a 50.00 table went through a 1,000 pretty quick.She then had to shuffle '6d' I placed out my last 50 and began to get black jacks won several double down hands etc. I even split a pair of 10s against the dealers 6.The I got real bold and...

Greetings, Are there many casinos that allow a double down on 9 vs 2 in a single or double deck game? All the ones I played at only allowed double down on a 10 or 11. John

I believe it was the pitboss who was at fault, he should have waited till she was done, and it did not occur to me she had already paid me, till we started a new hand. I then began to wonder if I could have got into any kind of trouble. I just know the PB was very annoying, I signal I wanted a...

Greetings, I know the BS of that hand is to hit, but what is the reason/s of not doubling down? I seem to win that situation quite a bit.

Greetings, I was at a table playing heads up with a new dealer, I won the hand, she paid me. I collected my winnings, a pit boss grabbed her attention and they talked for about a minute. She then turned back around and paid me a 2nd time and then collected the cards that had been dealt out.

LOL perhaps she did.:laugh: I do prefer playing one on one with the dealer especially if the cards are flowing in my favor.